I'm old enough to remember when Scalextrics was made in Britain.

The cars & tracks being manufactured here are not Scalextric, they are Carrera. Unlike Scalextric track, Carrera track is 1/24 scale, and the power rails are isolated from one another by plastic strips that run between the rails and the slot that the guide blade runs in. This feature removes the possibility of the tracks being shorted together if a screw or some other metal object falls into the slot.

Can I just say as a genuine badge-wearing paid up 1979 member of the 'Scalextric Formula one drivers club', those are not 'imitation' tyres. They are real tyres, miniature yes, but quite real. I have burned some of those out... oh I could tell you some tales, I have raced Fittipaldi and Hunt, and a Gerbil!!

The title says Scalextric the commentator kept saying Scalextric but, everything in the video is Carrera.

@gnamp

8 жыл бұрын

+wallbreaker2 actually the commentator kept calling it Scalectrix- which is what I called it when I was a little kid- but I take your point.

@wallbreaker2

8 жыл бұрын

+gnamp are you in the UK?

@gnamp

8 жыл бұрын

wallbreaker2 yes

@wallbreaker2

8 жыл бұрын

+gnamp I think I have this figured out. Scalextric is the name of a company but, it seems that it's also used as the generic name for slot cars over there. Xerox was like that for photo copiers over here.

@gnamp

8 жыл бұрын

wallbreaker2 Yeah, I think so. I didn't even know about Carrera... Such a blatant rip off. Either way- the commentator should stop calling it Sca-lec-trix.

Those surgical mask don't do shit against paint fumes...

Wow! I use to race 1/24 scale slot cars as a kid.I didn't even think this kinda stuff was even still around.. Lots of good memories. Thank You to the uploader!

Lmao they called it Scalextric when it was Carrera!🤣😂

@mikeromanoski9354

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like all of it was Carrera, cars and track.

I love how they make it sound like a good thing that they're made in China.

This is not scalextric, it is Carrera. The track designs are Carrera slot cars and the models in their displays show the red Carrera Logo.

It looks like a clean and safe environment with some pretty skilled people working there. I'd like to work there.

@metalmicky

2 жыл бұрын

More like a repetitive boring job for a bowl of rice

Sorry, I'm so late! It's not an engine, it's an electric motor.

@HattieMcDanielonaMoon

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

very cool, thanks for uploading this one!

I bet if that camera wasn't recording them they would be working at a high rate of speed nonstop! The moment that camera crew left the room they were probably like GET BACK TO WORK NOWWWW! I bet they make $3.00 a day.

I’m running Artin 1/43 scale because it’s compatible with my 1/48 Lionel trains. But I love all the 1/32 and 1/24 scale slot car sets as well. Judging by the huge amount of slot cars on KZread it seems very popular.

does anybody know more about the wheel test??? what means the output in the screen when the wheels start spinning?? gracies maquines

@Lolatronn

9 жыл бұрын

it means rpm or the amount of electricatity

its really awesome wanna see more

Scalextric factory making Carrera cars and track sets? Good video no matter which product it is associated.

Here in the UK there was a recent tv prog' about how the cars were designed and made to scale - does anyone know what channel it was on? thanks!

I remember playing this game with my older brother! The red car was always faster than the black one, so I ended up switching the underneath motors. He was so surprised when I ended up choosing the black car...and winning >:)

I've seen other videos where 3D printers were used to print the entire body of toy cars. Perhaps they can be a good supplement in manufacturing.

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

And for every car completed each workers receives a single grain of rice

i used to have a set like this! i LOVED it!

TBH I worked in far worse conditions in the US. These places at least look clean. I worked in a plastics factory in college, and the conditions were afwul. Actually there were alot of molding and painting simliarites between the two factories, except the one in China looked like a clean operating table compared to the US factory. For reference I worked there about 13 years ago, so it wasn't that long ago.

You know you watch too much of these when you have to go out of your way to find some you haven't seen yet...

Interesting as always, thanks for upload. / This is going to be very nice video :P

Spot on! Everyone's happy.

can u give detail of which product u use for tyer

I didn't know I'd enjoy this video as much as I do...art major.

My parents neighbors wife used to work at the Topper Toy Company in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She was always bringing me home toys to play with. Good old " Made In The U.S.A." The toys were of good quality. I just wish I had them again. I see on eBay, some of the sellers are asking a small fortune for the toys.

Crikey. That detail!

Those workers got paid double for the day if they were in the video. An extra quarter in their pocket!

@azzym312

8 жыл бұрын

That bankrupted the company.

haha I notice it too :) It is Carrera.

Great work by a good nation. I feel burning smell here..... :p

love how its in a carrera factory

Now I want one :D

i remember on my set, the cars had magnets underneath to help stay on the tracks, and the magnet on my car was definately stronger, allowing to go around turns faster hehe

Thank you @Triwood1973 !

Personally I like Carrera track because it can run both 1:24 and 1:32.The older scalextric track had a tendency to bend which is why I switched. I do however like Scalectrix cars much better.

"A technique similar to silkscreening is used"...... um, that IS silkscreen printing

@johnharvey4496

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah true, except the screen will not be silk

@cliftonmanley3882

5 жыл бұрын

it's called Tampo and involves a screen, not silk...

perfect job

very good video! ThanksSaludos

I wonder if they use the leftover pieces to build the biggest track they can?

These cars and track were cool when i was 8 years old. Mow at almost 60 they are still as cool now as they were way back then.

Nothing but good quality stuff comes outa China these days. They are about the quality as much as the quantity. Good luck to those China folk

"cost effective labor" hahahahahahah

@starfuckerification

8 жыл бұрын

+Henry Shefflin's Stunt Double why are you laughing? douche

@starfuckerification

8 жыл бұрын

Stoneyburke exactly, sadly this happens on different parts of the world :(

@zian1182

7 жыл бұрын

+starfuckerification because it's funny

@drkastenbrot

7 жыл бұрын

Thats actually as good as working conditions get there. Theres so much worse

@351cleavland

7 жыл бұрын

And its very easily possible to create improvement.

How do they make the blue-white formula?

how do they put the camera on the cars while it's driving?...

Pro slot car hobbyists race on handmade wooden tracks. like a silknitter, or a gerding king track. they call this black plastic track "throw away". If you want the thrills of the race track in your own home search king tracks.

Nice but you show Carrera cars, track and packaging in the video, not Scaletric?

So presumably, if these were still being made in Ramsgate, they would cost £50 per car instead of £30? Oh no, wait, the prices would probably be the same, but the company directors would not be able to drive around in Bentleys and Ferraris is all.

i forgot about this toy, brings back memories.

Is it in China or Hong Kong then? "outside Hong Kong"??

that was carrera evolution

Depends on how you see shipping. Could be FOB or the other one (forgot the name). The manufacturer does not necessarily need to pay for shipping if its international (it is only required to pay for the truck to get it to the cargo ship). Sometimes the buyer pays for international shipping. Once its on waters the manufacture bears not responsibility and does not pay for anything. Everything from insurance to dmg products, lost products, etc... buyer pays for it.

one way to educate the audience on labor issues... Quite subtle Nat. Geo lol

I think people are missing that this facility is in Hong Kong, not China. So these workers are making a decent wage and have a union to back them.

@blinmann7007

6 жыл бұрын

contractki11er hm

why is my brain saying sweatshop ? .,.

It's not Scalextric.. it's Carrera..

@wordreet

6 жыл бұрын

Hah! You're right!!!

@emaespino8921

6 жыл бұрын

dnerix yo Sant race car nascar formula 1 Racing truco para

Scalextric?? Carrera you mean!! How It's made: mistakes

i'm 39 and its still my toy :)

@robertoarkenburg6652

4 жыл бұрын

Aelia Yousaf You can never get too old for slot cars

You haven't even rebuttal any single arguments, an excellent way to show how much you actually know about eocnomics. By the way this conversation is over since all you can do is reply with insults, belittlement, and ignorance. I don't want to waste typing more words to a blinded fool.

Hi there! Carrera knows of this and made a special guide blade for their cars to make them applicable for scalextric slots. Part number is 85309

4:30 AM... please youtube enough!

@jasonjamrs7413

3 жыл бұрын

Just ask Google how to go to sleep

thanks for sharing Triwood 1973

They're called "slot cars" in the US.

@azzym312

8 жыл бұрын

Yup, that is what we called them when I was a kid.

Any contact details of manufacturers of tracks in China ?

The plastic IS colored! Resins (plastic granules) aren't quite as "uniform" in color as are most paints. It's a pretty safe bet that Ferrari has "licensed" the factory to produce "Ferrari Red" which is why the cars must be painted. And each car must match in color before and after each car made. Lead-Based fuel was banned in Hong Kong in 1999. Plastic and paint are both petrol or fuel-based products.

To be clear, the announcer says "Scalextric" meaning "slot car" (a generic term in the UK). These cars are actually Carrera brand slot cars which are good cars. Carrera has a wider track profile and are very nice to have. Well detailed but not quite as robust as a Scalextric brand car IMO. Keep in mind that these cars are for "home" racing. They are not really built for a Blue King track for example.

@davidbaddick5042

Жыл бұрын

Scalextwic is not a "genewic term in the uk" it only seems that way because people selling slot wacing cars on sites such as ebay etc are lazy and cant be bothered to look at the weal bwand name, wether it be Scalextwic, cawewwa or even auworwa. Why couldnt the pwoducews of this video get a pewson who can tawk pwopewly

Woow never knew it took that much work so thats why their so dam expensive very informative vid

Just like every plastic kit is ‘Airfix’,all sticky tape is ‘Sellotape’.A Goblin vacuum cleaner salesman saying;”This is the best Hoover money can buy!” You think model racing and you think Scalextric.

@subaruthug

4 ай бұрын

Nobody is saying that at all .......... A plastic kit is a model kit, sticky tape is sticky tape, and a "goblin" is just a vacuum cleaner. When I think model racing, I think slot car.

Funny...it's Carrera sets and tracks in the video...not Scalextric

"It wont have the raw power of a real ferrari motor.." really mr narrator, really :o

@russellcurrie6099

4 жыл бұрын

The power to weight ratio and scale speeds of the slot cars are actually 2 to 3 times greater than that of a Ferrari

"Well, it's Chiner, of course!"

Us brit's sometimes refer to the vehicle itself a 'motor', that's the what he was referring to rather than the engine itself.

nice video thank you .

Payed pounds for a couple of scalextrics years ago for my both sons.. They were not at least bit interested.. couple of months after Christmas i took them to the charity shop....

@aussieslotcar

Жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder, why bother. What were they interested in? I always wanted a slot car set as a kid. Had to buy my own when I was 35 to finally get one

LOL i found this vid and my t-shirt is written Scalextric on it

Now they just need to stick a Wing Car motor in there :)

I hope the manufacturers pay their workers well.

watch out we got a badass over here

Deja vu, I've just been in this place before

and now we have mini-Zs, lol. man I'd love to race my Z around those tracks!

Voice over by the same bloke that does any number of shows out of the UK - the Guy Martin Speed series for instance.

WOW! you are sooo Intelligent :O

What is better to begin with. This or Carrera ?

@sssssssschoi11 how did you get that number when i am 45,994?

Wow. All of the expert comments about Chinese factories by people who have never been to China.

Pretty much handwork involved. One would think that a 'big machine' took care of it all. But labor have been cheap for along time in China, but not anymore.

Good video think these are Carrera slot cars. Must be hard going for the woman painting those helmets all day.

No Marlboro logo?

Holy Manual Labour Batman!!!

These are slot cars damn it!

HOLY SHIT THEY USED A REAL LORRY!?!?!?!?

the last part of the video shows CARRERA sets been packed and a CARRERA decorated race track. Is the same Chinese factory making CARRERA and SCALEXTRIC ??

And then the motor, "a generator that spins the wheels".

....feeds a small generator that spins the wheels. Actually it's called an electric motor, not a generator. Even my grandmother knew that.

thanks

Why the headline talks about "scalextric" an in the movie is shown "Carrera"?

Its not scalextric. It is carrera evolution, digital 132 or 124